Facing the Brunt of Malaria
After contracting cerebral malaria, 10-year-old Natasha was refused admission to school. This was likely due to the lack of understanding about the side effects of malaria.
Meet the lady who hasn’t slept indoors for as long as she can remember. She sleeps outside, under a mosquito net.
When Zione took her unwell son to hospital, she was shocked to find that the beds lacked mattresses and mosquito nets. This was at a time when flooding caused large areas of stagnant water – breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
Meet Osman, a three-year-old boy from Malawi. Doctors found malaria parasites manifesting in his eyes.